US20190099018A1 - Bedding sheet system - Google Patents
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- This invention relates generally to bed clothes and more specifically relates to a system for installing sheets onto beds.
- the conventional bed linen set includes a fitted bottom sheet, a rectangular top sheet and one or more pillow cases. Neat and proper placement of the fitted sheet and top sheet is necessary, particularly in the hospitality industry, to ensure that the bed is neatly made and visually inviting to guests. Because of the ubiquitous fitted sheet of the conventional bed linen set, changing a bed is a time consuming process. The process is also one that requires lifting of heavy and ungainly mattresses in order to install the fitted sheet neatly around the mattress.
- the top sheet must be laid on top of the bottom fitted sheet and positioned both lengthwise and widthwise to neatly make the bed.
- the top sheet in its installed configuration atop the fitted sheet must also be smooth, free from wrinkles and not bunched in sections, the person tasked with making the bed will need to lift the mattress again in order to properly tuck the top sheet under the mattress.
- the top sheet must be properly positioned on both the fitted sheet and mattress so that it covers the periphery of the mattress in a balanced way and does not overhang the mattress in disparate and awkward ways.
- This aligning process may require several trips around the bed in order to properly position the sheets relative to each other and the mattress. In the case of large beds, the process may require more than one person in order to properly position the sheets. The foregoing process is thus, both time-consuming and laborious. The larger the bed, the more laborious the sheet installation process.
- the present invention is directed to a bedding system for securing bed linens to a mattress.
- the mattress has a top panel, a bottom panel, a head panel, a foot panel, a first mattress side panel extending from the head panel to the foot panel and a second side mattress panel extending from the head panel to the foot panel.
- the bedding system comprises a mattress cover.
- the mattress cover has a covering material with an exterior surface, an interior compartment and an opening allowing access to the interior compartment.
- the opening of the mattress cover is sized and shaped to allow insertion of the mattress into the interior compartment of the mattress cover.
- the mattress cover is also sized and shaped to receive the mattress inside it such that When the mattress is inside the mattress cover, the covering material snugly envelopes the mattress.
- the opening is a re-closable (sealable) opening.
- Exemplary reclosing mechanisms include a zipper, hook and loop fasteners, buttons and button holes and snap buttons.
- a first side portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to and follows the contour of the first mattress side panel; a second side portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to and follows the contour of the second mattress side panel; a head portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to the head panel of the mattress; and a foot portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to the foot panel of the mattress.
- the mattress cover includes a plurality of cover fasteners disposed on the first side portion of the mattress cover, the second side portion of the mattress cover, the head portion of the mattress cover and the foot portion of the mattress cover.
- the system also includes a first sheet, which as will be clear from the following description replaces the fitted sheet of the prior art.
- the first sheet includes a first plurality of sheet fasteners. Each of the first plurality of sheet fasteners complementarily engages one of a plurality of cover fasteners disposed on the first side portion of the mattress cover, the second side portion of the mattress cover, the head portion of the mattress cover and the foot portion of the mattress cover.
- the first sheet includes a head edge, a foot edge, a first side sheet panel and a second side sheet panel.
- the head edge of the first sheet is adjacent to the head portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the head panel of the mattress
- the foot edge of the first sheet is adjacent to the foot portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the foot panel of the mattress
- the first side sheet panel overlays the first side portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the first mattress side panel
- the second side sheet panel overlays the second side portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the second mattress side panel.
- the cover fasteners and first plurality of sheet fasteners comprise complementary hook and loop (Velcro®) fasteners.
- a cover fastener comprise a swatch including the hook portion of the known hook and loop fastening system sewn into the mattress cover.
- the sheet fastener would preferably be a swatch containing the loop portion of the hook and loop fastening system.
- the cover fasteners and the first plurality of sheet fasteners comprise engaging snaps buttons (fasteners) consisting of a male button that is received by a female button.
- a cover fastener comprise the male button and the sheet fastener comprise the female button.
- the complementary fasteners could comprise buttons on one of the cover or first sheet and buttonholes on the other.
- the cover fastener be a button and the sheet fastener be the buttonhole.
- the inventive system can also include a second sheet releasably attachable to the first sheet.
- This second sheet would serve as the top sheet known in the prior art.
- the first sheet and second sheet include complementary fasteners (respectively a second plurality of sheet fasteners and a third plurality of sheet fasteners) that secure the second sheet atop the first sheet, preferably at the foot portion of the second sheet.
- the present invention advantageously overcomes the aforementioned deficits of the prior art bedding arrangement by providing for a fastened sheet system.
- the system can be used on existing bedding arrangements simply by sizing the mattress cover and sheets to fit a particular mattress.
- This is a much more economical and adaptable alternative than other proposed systems requiring specialized mattresses or components in additions to sheets and the mattress cover.
- the mattress cover and sheets of the present invention system can be easily sized to fit existing mattresses whether they be conventionally sized or specially sized.
- the present invention is thus superior to other systems that would require a large investment of money and time to replace the mattresses in existing bedding arrangements.
- the present invention systems provides for a faster and easier process of making a bed.
- the first sheet does not require wrinkled and bunched-fabric corners of the prior art fitted sheet, the first sheet of the present invention system can be folded flat.
- cover ‘fasteners are located at the bottom of both side portions of the mattress cover so that the first sheet will tightly cover the mattress cover and align with the panels of the mattress.
- the cover fasteners located on the head and foot portions of the mattress cover need not be located on the lower parts of these portions. Instead, these cover fasteners can be located at the top edges of the mattress cover.
- This design makes installing the first sheet on the mattress more convenient and easier. In this respect, many beds have large head and foot boards that can make access between the mattress and boards difficult. By locating the cover fasteners on the head and foot portions of the mattress cover, one changing the bed need not have to squeeze his or her hands between the boards and the mattress or raise the mattress so high or at all to secure the sheet fasteners to the cover fasteners.
- the sheet may he placed over the top and connected by engaging each of the first plurality of sheet fasteners with a cover fastener.
- the system may also feature an elastic band that goes around the sheet, which is to help with possible stretching and shrinking of the sheet. This system makes it quicker and easier to replace a sheet for any reason,
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mattress known in the prior art.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing, for an embodiment of the invention, how a mattress is inserted into the opening of the mattress cover of an embodiment of the present invention system.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mattress cover of a preferred embodiment system of the inventive sheet system utilizing complementary hook and loop fasteners to secure the first sheet to the mattress cover.
- the mattress cover preferably has swatches of strips that have hook fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having loop fasteners secured to the underside of the first sheet as shown in FIG. 4 .
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of the underside of a first sheet of an embodiment system using hook and loop fasteners to secure the first sheet to the mattress cover.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the top of an embodiment first sheet having swatches of strips located at the foot of the first sheet that have loop fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having hook fasteners secured to the underside of the second (top) sheet shown in FIG. 6 .
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the underside of an embodiment second sheet having swatches of strips located as the foot of the second Sheet that have hook fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having loop fasteners secured to the top of the first sheet shown in FIG. 5 .
- FIG. 7 depicts a preferred embodiment of the present invention bedding system showing the first sheet secured to the mattress cover via snap buttons, the mattress cover having a mattress (not shown) contained within its covering material.
- FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view depicting a preferred embodiment of the present invention bedding system, using snap buttons, showing the mattress cover enveloping a mattress within its covering material and a first sheet separated from the mattress cover to show the cover fasteners on the mattress cover.
- FIG. 9 is a detailed view illustrating exemplary embodiment cover and sheet snap button fasteners having utility in the present invention system.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view of the underside of a first sheet of an embodiment system using snap button fasteners to fasten the first sheet to the mattress cover.
- the embodiment first sheet shown includes elastic sections between the snap button fasteners to account for shrinkage in the sheet from laundering the sheet over time.
- FIGS. 2-10 show embodiment versions or constituents of the present invention bedding system 1 for securing bed linens to a mattress 2 .
- the constituent parts of a prior art mattress 2 are shown in FIG. 1 .
- Prior art mattress 2 includes top panel 3 , a bottom panel 4 , a head panel 5 , a foot panel 6 and first and second side panels 7 a, 7 b, each extending from head panel 5 to foot panel 6 .
- bedding system 1 comprises mattress cover 10 .
- Mattress cover 10 has a covering material 11 with exterior surface 12 , interior compartment 13 and sealable (re-closable) opening 14 allowing access to interior compartment 13 .
- Re-closable opening 14 is sized and shaped to allow insertion of mattress 2 into interior compartment 13 of mattress cover 10 .
- Mattress cover 10 is also sized and shaped to receive mattress 2 inside it such that when mattress 2 is so received by mattress cover 10 , the covering material 11 snugly envelopes mattress 2 so that: a first side portion 20 of mattress cover 10 is adjacent to and follows the contour of first mattress side panel 7 a of mattress 10 ; a second side portion 21 of mattress cover 10 is adjacent to and follows the contour of second mattress side panel 7 b of mattress 2 ; a head portion 22 of mattress cover 10 is adjacent to head panel 5 of mattress 2 ; and a foot portion 23 of mattress cover 10 is adjacent to foot panel 6 of mattress 2 . This is shown in FIGS. 3, 7 and 8 .
- Mattress cover 10 includes a plurality of cover fasteners 31 ) disposed on the first side portion 20 , second side portion 21 , head portion 22 and foot portion 23 .
- Embodiment bedding system 1 includes first sheet 35 .
- first sheet 35 includes a first plurality of sheet fasteners 40 , preferably located on underside 37 of first sheet 35 .
- Each of sheet fasteners 40 complementarily engage one of the cover fasteners 30 on the first side portion 20 , second side portion 21 , head portion 22 of mattress cover 10 and foot portion 23 .
- First sheet 35 further includes a head edge 50 , a foot edge 51 and first and second lateral sheet panels 52 a, 52 b.
- first sheet 35 When first sheet 35 is overlaid onto mattress cover 10 and each of sheet fasteners 40 complementarily engages one of cover fasteners 30 , head edge 50 aligns with head panel 5 of mattress 2 , foot edge 51 and aligns with foot panel 6 of mattress 2 , first side sheet panel 52 a overlays first side portion 20 of mattress cover 10 and aligns with the first mattress side panel 7 a of mattress 2 and second side sheet panel 52 b overlays second side portion 21 of mattress cover 10 and aligns with second side panel 7 b of mattress 2 .
- cover fasteners 30 preferably matches up with the array of the first plurality of sheet fasteners 40 for convenient attaching of first sheet 35 to cover 10 and aligning first sheet 35 or a cover 10 .
- Cover fasteners 30 and first plurality of sheet fasteners 40 are preferably respectively positioned on mattress cover 10 as follows.
- Each side portion 20 , 21 of mattress cover 10 includes a row of cover fasteners 30 located toward the bottom 24 of side portions 20 , 21 .
- each row of cover fasteners 30 runs along the bottom 24 of the first and second side portions 20 , 21 of mattress cover 10 that overlay lateral side panels 7 a, 7 b of the mattress 2 . (In FIG.
- cover fasteners 30 are shown in the more particular form of swatch 38 having the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener.) These cover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a grouping of sheet fasteners 40 located near edge 53 of lateral sheet portions 52 a, 52 b when first sheet 35 is overlaid on mattress cover 10 with inserted mattress 2 .
- sheet fasteners 40 are shown in the more particular form of swatch 39 having the loop portion of a hook and loop fastener.
- a second group of cover fasteners 30 are disposed on or adjacent foot portion 23 of mattress cover 10 .
- This second group of cover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a counterpart second grouping of first sheet fasteners 40 located at foot edge 51 of first sheet 35 .
- This grouping of cover fasteners 30 would run adjacent or along edge 26 of mattress cover 10 that defines the corner where foot panel 6 of mattress 2 meets top panel 3 of mattress 2 .
- cover fasteners 30 on mattress cover 10 would be slightly below edge 26 on foot portion 23 of mattress cover 10 .
- mattress cover 10 includes a third group of cover fasteners 30 disposed on or adjacent head portion 22 of mattress cover 10 .
- These cover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a counterpart third grouping of sheet fasteners 40 located at head edge 50 of first sheet 35 .
- this grouping of fasteners preferably runs adjacent to or along the edge 25 of mattress cover 10 defining the corner where head panel 5 of mattress 2 meets top panel 3 of mattress 2 .
- these cover fasteners 30 on mattress cover 10 would be slightly below edge 25 on the head portion 22 of mattress cover 10 .
- groupings of cover fasteners are located at bottom 24 of first and second side portions 20 , 21 of cover 10 so that first sheet 35 will cover all areas of mattress cover 10 on its sides.
- the groupings of cover fasteners 30 that are located at head portion 22 and foot portion 23 are preferably located at edges 25 , 26 of cover 10 . This is because many beds have large head and foot boards which can make it difficult to reach behind.
- cover fasteners 30 and first plurality of sheet fasteners 40 comprise complementary hook and loop (Velcro®) fasteners.
- cover fastener 30 comprise a swatch 38 including the hook portion of the known hook and loop fastening system sewn onto mattress cover 10 .
- Sheet fastener 40 would preferably include swatch 39 containing the loop portion of the hook and loop fastening system.
- cover fasteners 30 and sheet fasteners 40 comprise engaging snaps buttons (fasteners) consisting of a male button 41 that is received by a female button 42 .
- the male button has a projection with an annular groove.
- resilient structure on the female button expands around the tip of the projection and when the projection is fully inserted, the resilient structure engages the annular groove of the male button. Because the structure holding the projection is resilient, the two buttons can be pulled apart by a separating force manually applied to the engaged buttons in a direction parallel to the male projection.
- the buttons can be of any known material including metal and plastic.
- cover fastener 30 comprise male button 41 and sheet fastener 40 comprise female button 42 .
- the complementary fasteners 30 could comprise buttons on one of cover 10 or first sheet 35 and buttonholes on the other.
- the cover fastener 30 be a button and sheet fastener 40 be the buttonhole.
- Mattress cover 10 preferably includes a closure mechanism 60 , which in the preferred depicted embodiment is a zipper located at the foot portion 23 of mattress cover 10 .
- Alternative closure mechanisms such as snap buttons and buttons and button holes also are acceptable closure mechanisms.
- Closure mechanism 60 serves to re-close opening 14 and tighten mattress cover 10 around contained mattress 2 such that covering material 11 of mattress cover 10 neatly overlays and follows the shape of mattress 2 and the contours of its panels 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and 7 a, 7 b.
- first sheet 35 onto cover 10 is as simple as placing first sheet 35 on top of cover 10 and engaging each of the plurality of sheet fasteners 40 to a cover fastener 30 .
- system 1 may include elastic sections 61 at the edges of sheet 35 where fasteners 40 are placed.
- the system includes a second sheet 70 that has a top side 71 , an underside 72 , a head edge 73 , a foot edge 74 and side edges 75 .
- An exemplary embodiment second sheet 70 is shown in FIG. 6 .
- Upper side 36 of first sheet 35 includes a second plurality of fasteners 80 that releasably engage with a third plurality of fasteners 81 on the underside 71 of first sheet 70 .
- fasteners 80 are located at foot edge 51 of first sheet 35 .
- Fasteners 81 are similarly located at foot edge 74 of second sheet 70 .
- Fasteners 80 and 81 preferably comprise, but need not limitedly be, the hook and loop, snap button and button/buttonhole fasteners described above. When fasteners 80 and 81 are chosen from this selection of fasteners it is preferred that the upper side 36 of first sheet 35 have the loop portion of the hook and loop fastener or the female snap button.
- second sheet 70 may be pulled tightly toward head edge 50 of first sheet 35 and laid down onto first sheet 35 .
- the system makes it quick and easy to replace a first sheet or second sheet for any reason.
- the user may not have to maneuver around a head or foot board to install either the first sheet or the second sheet.
- This system also reduces the need to have auxiliary mechanisms, such as straps to keep the sheets from slipping off.
- the present invention sheet system eliminates the fitted sheet of the prior art and allows for the easy, secure and properly aligned placement of a first sheet on to a mattress. By virtue thereof, housekeeping personnel and anyone else changing bed linens will no longer need to lift a mattress in order to install the first sheet.
- fitted sheets with elastic corners are known to come off the mattress corners after application due to motion of sleep occupants on the bed.
- the inventive Sheet system reduces that problem because the sheets are secured to the mattress cover and the described fasteners are not prone to release due to the sheer forces applied to the sheet from occupant motion.
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- This invention relates generally to bed clothes and more specifically relates to a system for installing sheets onto beds.
- In the hospitality industry, room cleaning staff are tasked with cleaning and tidying rooms to make them inviting to guests. Among the most important tasks in cleaning a hotel and motel room is that of making the beds so that guests are presented with a dean, well-organized and inviting temporary habitation. The conventional bed linen set includes a fitted bottom sheet, a rectangular top sheet and one or more pillow cases. Neat and proper placement of the fitted sheet and top sheet is necessary, particularly in the hospitality industry, to ensure that the bed is neatly made and visually inviting to guests. Because of the ubiquitous fitted sheet of the conventional bed linen set, changing a bed is a time consuming process. The process is also one that requires lifting of heavy and ungainly mattresses in order to install the fitted sheet neatly around the mattress. When installed neatly on the mattress, the fitted sheet snugly envelopes the mattress such that the portion of the sheet atop the mattress is smooth, free from wrinkles and not bunched in sections. At the same time, the elastic corner pockets of the fitted sheet must securely receive the corners of the mattress in such a way that the fitted sheet does not come loose during sleeping. Accordingly, to properly install a conventional fitted sheet on a conventional mattress, the mattress must be lifted at least four times during the installation process to make certain that the corner pockets are tucked under the mattress sufficiently to hold the corners. Likely, when making the bed, repositioning of the fitted sheet's corner pockets vis-a-vis the mattress corners will be required, meaning the mattress will need to be lifted more than the minimum four times.
- Additionally, with the prior art bed linen set, once the bottom sheet is fitted to the mattress, the top sheet must be laid on top of the bottom fitted sheet and positioned both lengthwise and widthwise to neatly make the bed. As the top sheet in its installed configuration atop the fitted sheet must also be smooth, free from wrinkles and not bunched in sections, the person tasked with making the bed will need to lift the mattress again in order to properly tuck the top sheet under the mattress. In addition, for benefit of both aesthetics and sleeper comfort, the top sheet must be properly positioned on both the fitted sheet and mattress so that it covers the periphery of the mattress in a balanced way and does not overhang the mattress in disparate and awkward ways. This aligning process may require several trips around the bed in order to properly position the sheets relative to each other and the mattress. In the case of large beds, the process may require more than one person in order to properly position the sheets. The foregoing process is thus, both time-consuming and laborious. The larger the bed, the more laborious the sheet installation process.
- Conventional bedding systems have deficits in addition to those referable to the installation process. In this respect, the conventional fitted sheet includes corner hems containing lengths of elastic strips that cause the corners of the sheet to bunch and wrinkle. This bunching and wrinkling make the fitted sheets difficult to easily and neatly fold. In addition, the bunched and wrinkled sections result in the sheet, once folded, having an irregular shape that easily unfolds when touched or handled. Accordingly, it would be an advantage in the art to provide an improved betting system. A suitable solution is desired.
- Various attempts have been made to solve problems found in the bed linen art. Among these are found in: U.S. Pat. No. 8,122,541 to Georgatos; U.S. Pat. No. 9,549,625 to Wilkinson, et al.; U.S. Pat. No. 6,098,219 to Milber; U.S. Pat. No. 7,487,561 to Ho; and U.S. Published Patent Application No. 2014/0115781 to John. This prior art is representative of bed linens. None of the solutions disclosed in the foregoing references either singly or in combination, satisfactorily solves the deficits of the prior art bedding system There is, thus, a need for an easy to use bedding sheet system that overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art bedding systems.
- The present invention is directed to a bedding system for securing bed linens to a mattress. As is well understood from the prior art, the mattress has a top panel, a bottom panel, a head panel, a foot panel, a first mattress side panel extending from the head panel to the foot panel and a second side mattress panel extending from the head panel to the foot panel. The bedding system comprises a mattress cover. The mattress cover has a covering material with an exterior surface, an interior compartment and an opening allowing access to the interior compartment. The opening of the mattress cover is sized and shaped to allow insertion of the mattress into the interior compartment of the mattress cover. The mattress cover is also sized and shaped to receive the mattress inside it such that When the mattress is inside the mattress cover, the covering material snugly envelopes the mattress. In a preferred embodiment the opening is a re-closable (sealable) opening. Exemplary reclosing mechanisms include a zipper, hook and loop fasteners, buttons and button holes and snap buttons.
- When the mattress is enveloped by the mattress cover: a first side portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to and follows the contour of the first mattress side panel; a second side portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to and follows the contour of the second mattress side panel; a head portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to the head panel of the mattress; and a foot portion of the mattress cover is adjacent to the foot panel of the mattress. The mattress cover includes a plurality of cover fasteners disposed on the first side portion of the mattress cover, the second side portion of the mattress cover, the head portion of the mattress cover and the foot portion of the mattress cover.
- The system also includes a first sheet, which as will be clear from the following description replaces the fitted sheet of the prior art. The first sheet includes a first plurality of sheet fasteners. Each of the first plurality of sheet fasteners complementarily engages one of a plurality of cover fasteners disposed on the first side portion of the mattress cover, the second side portion of the mattress cover, the head portion of the mattress cover and the foot portion of the mattress cover.
- In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the first sheet includes a head edge, a foot edge, a first side sheet panel and a second side sheet panel. When the mattress is inserted into the mattress cover and the first sheet is overlaid onto the mattress cover and each of the first plurality of sheet fasteners complementarily engages one of the plurality of cover fasteners, the head edge of the first sheet is adjacent to the head portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the head panel of the mattress, the foot edge of the first sheet is adjacent to the foot portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the foot panel of the mattress, the first side sheet panel overlays the first side portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the first mattress side panel and the second side sheet panel overlays the second side portion of the mattress cover and aligns with the second mattress side panel.
- In a first preferred embodiment, the cover fasteners and first plurality of sheet fasteners comprise complementary hook and loop (Velcro®) fasteners. In this embodiment, it is preferable that a cover fastener comprise a swatch including the hook portion of the known hook and loop fastening system sewn into the mattress cover. The sheet fastener would preferably be a swatch containing the loop portion of the hook and loop fastening system.
- In a second embodiment, the cover fasteners and the first plurality of sheet fasteners comprise engaging snaps buttons (fasteners) consisting of a male button that is received by a female button. In this embodiment, it is preferable that a cover fastener comprise the male button and the sheet fastener comprise the female button. In another embodiment, the complementary fasteners could comprise buttons on one of the cover or first sheet and buttonholes on the other. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the cover fastener be a button and the sheet fastener be the buttonhole.
- The inventive system, regardless of fastener type used, can also include a second sheet releasably attachable to the first sheet. This second sheet would serve as the top sheet known in the prior art. However, in contrast to the prior art systems, the first sheet and second sheet include complementary fasteners (respectively a second plurality of sheet fasteners and a third plurality of sheet fasteners) that secure the second sheet atop the first sheet, preferably at the foot portion of the second sheet.
- The present invention advantageously overcomes the aforementioned deficits of the prior art bedding arrangement by providing for a fastened sheet system. By virtue of the mattress cover, the system can be used on existing bedding arrangements simply by sizing the mattress cover and sheets to fit a particular mattress. This is a much more economical and adaptable alternative than other proposed systems requiring specialized mattresses or components in additions to sheets and the mattress cover. The mattress cover and sheets of the present invention system can be easily sized to fit existing mattresses whether they be conventionally sized or specially sized. The present invention is thus superior to other systems that would require a large investment of money and time to replace the mattresses in existing bedding arrangements. In addition, the present invention systems provides for a faster and easier process of making a bed. Also, because the first sheet does not require wrinkled and bunched-fabric corners of the prior art fitted sheet, the first sheet of the present invention system can be folded flat.
- In the preferred embodiment, cover ‘fasteners are located at the bottom of both side portions of the mattress cover so that the first sheet will tightly cover the mattress cover and align with the panels of the mattress. The cover fasteners located on the head and foot portions of the mattress cover need not be located on the lower parts of these portions. Instead, these cover fasteners can be located at the top edges of the mattress cover. This design makes installing the first sheet on the mattress more convenient and easier. In this respect, many beds have large head and foot boards that can make access between the mattress and boards difficult. By locating the cover fasteners on the head and foot portions of the mattress cover, one changing the bed need not have to squeeze his or her hands between the boards and the mattress or raise the mattress so high or at all to secure the sheet fasteners to the cover fasteners. Once the cover is securely in place on the mattress, the sheet may he placed over the top and connected by engaging each of the first plurality of sheet fasteners with a cover fastener. The system may also feature an elastic band that goes around the sheet, which is to help with possible stretching and shrinking of the sheet. This system makes it quicker and easier to replace a sheet for any reason,
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mattress known in the prior art. -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing, for an embodiment of the invention, how a mattress is inserted into the opening of the mattress cover of an embodiment of the present invention system. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mattress cover of a preferred embodiment system of the inventive sheet system utilizing complementary hook and loop fasteners to secure the first sheet to the mattress cover. The mattress cover preferably has swatches of strips that have hook fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having loop fasteners secured to the underside of the first sheet as shown inFIG. 4 . -
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the underside of a first sheet of an embodiment system using hook and loop fasteners to secure the first sheet to the mattress cover. -
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the top of an embodiment first sheet having swatches of strips located at the foot of the first sheet that have loop fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having hook fasteners secured to the underside of the second (top) sheet shown inFIG. 6 . -
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the underside of an embodiment second sheet having swatches of strips located as the foot of the second Sheet that have hook fastener segments to engage swatches of strips having loop fasteners secured to the top of the first sheet shown inFIG. 5 . -
FIG. 7 depicts a preferred embodiment of the present invention bedding system showing the first sheet secured to the mattress cover via snap buttons, the mattress cover having a mattress (not shown) contained within its covering material. -
FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view depicting a preferred embodiment of the present invention bedding system, using snap buttons, showing the mattress cover enveloping a mattress within its covering material and a first sheet separated from the mattress cover to show the cover fasteners on the mattress cover. -
FIG. 9 is a detailed view illustrating exemplary embodiment cover and sheet snap button fasteners having utility in the present invention system. -
FIG. 10 is a plan view of the underside of a first sheet of an embodiment system using snap button fasteners to fasten the first sheet to the mattress cover. The embodiment first sheet shown includes elastic sections between the snap button fasteners to account for shrinkage in the sheet from laundering the sheet over time. - The various embodiments of the present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the figures accompanying this application.
FIGS. 2-10 show embodiment versions or constituents of the presentinvention bedding system 1 for securing bed linens to amattress 2. The constituent parts of aprior art mattress 2 are shown inFIG. 1 .Prior art mattress 2 includestop panel 3, a bottom panel 4, ahead panel 5, afoot panel 6 and first andsecond side panels head panel 5 tofoot panel 6. - As seen in
FIGS. 2-9 ,bedding system 1 comprisesmattress cover 10.Mattress cover 10 has a coveringmaterial 11 withexterior surface 12,interior compartment 13 and sealable (re-closable) opening 14 allowing access tointerior compartment 13.Re-closable opening 14 is sized and shaped to allow insertion ofmattress 2 intointerior compartment 13 ofmattress cover 10.Mattress cover 10 is also sized and shaped to receivemattress 2 inside it such that whenmattress 2 is so received bymattress cover 10, the coveringmaterial 11 snuglyenvelopes mattress 2 so that: afirst side portion 20 ofmattress cover 10 is adjacent to and follows the contour of firstmattress side panel 7 a ofmattress 10; asecond side portion 21 ofmattress cover 10 is adjacent to and follows the contour of secondmattress side panel 7 b ofmattress 2; ahead portion 22 ofmattress cover 10 is adjacent to headpanel 5 ofmattress 2; and afoot portion 23 ofmattress cover 10 is adjacent to footpanel 6 ofmattress 2. This is shown inFIGS. 3, 7 and 8 .Mattress cover 10 includes a plurality of cover fasteners 31) disposed on thefirst side portion 20,second side portion 21,head portion 22 andfoot portion 23. -
Embodiment bedding system 1 includesfirst sheet 35. As best seen inFIGS. 7 and 8 ,first sheet 35 includes a first plurality ofsheet fasteners 40, preferably located onunderside 37 offirst sheet 35. Each ofsheet fasteners 40 complementarily engage one of thecover fasteners 30 on thefirst side portion 20,second side portion 21,head portion 22 ofmattress cover 10 andfoot portion 23.First sheet 35 further includes ahead edge 50, afoot edge 51 and first and secondlateral sheet panels first sheet 35 is overlaid ontomattress cover 10 and each ofsheet fasteners 40 complementarily engages one ofcover fasteners 30,head edge 50 aligns withhead panel 5 ofmattress 2,foot edge 51 and aligns withfoot panel 6 ofmattress 2, firstside sheet panel 52 a overlaysfirst side portion 20 ofmattress cover 10 and aligns with the firstmattress side panel 7 a ofmattress 2 and secondside sheet panel 52 b overlayssecond side portion 21 ofmattress cover 10 and aligns withsecond side panel 7 b ofmattress 2. - The positioning of
cover fasteners 30 preferably matches up with the array of the first plurality ofsheet fasteners 40 for convenient attaching offirst sheet 35 to cover 10 and aligningfirst sheet 35 or acover 10.Cover fasteners 30 and first plurality ofsheet fasteners 40 are preferably respectively positioned onmattress cover 10 as follows. Eachside portion mattress cover 10 includes a row ofcover fasteners 30 located toward the bottom 24 ofside portions cover fasteners 30 runs along the bottom 24 of the first andsecond side portions mattress cover 10 that overlaylateral side panels mattress 2. (InFIG. 3 , coverfasteners 30 are shown in the more particular form ofswatch 38 having the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener.) Thesecover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a grouping ofsheet fasteners 40 located nearedge 53 oflateral sheet portions first sheet 35 is overlaid onmattress cover 10 with insertedmattress 2. (InFIG. 4 ,sheet fasteners 40 are shown in the more particular form ofswatch 39 having the loop portion of a hook and loop fastener.) - A second group of
cover fasteners 30 are disposed on oradjacent foot portion 23 ofmattress cover 10. This second group ofcover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a counterpart second grouping offirst sheet fasteners 40 located atfoot edge 51 offirst sheet 35. This grouping ofcover fasteners 30 would run adjacent or alongedge 26 ofmattress cover 10 that defines the corner wherefoot panel 6 ofmattress 2 meetstop panel 3 ofmattress 2. In a more preferred arrangement,cover fasteners 30 onmattress cover 10 would be slightly belowedge 26 onfoot portion 23 ofmattress cover 10. - Similarly,
mattress cover 10 includes a third group ofcover fasteners 30 disposed on oradjacent head portion 22 ofmattress cover 10. Thesecover fasteners 30 releasably engage with a counterpart third grouping ofsheet fasteners 40 located athead edge 50 offirst sheet 35. As seen in the figures, this grouping of fasteners preferably runs adjacent to or along theedge 25 ofmattress cover 10 defining the corner wherehead panel 5 ofmattress 2 meetstop panel 3 ofmattress 2. In a more preferred arrangement, thesecover fasteners 30 onmattress cover 10 would be slightly belowedge 25 on thehead portion 22 ofmattress cover 10. - Hence, in the preferred embodiment, groupings of cover fasteners are located at
bottom 24 of first andsecond side portions cover 10 so thatfirst sheet 35 will cover all areas ofmattress cover 10 on its sides. However, to simplify installation offirst sheet 35, the groupings ofcover fasteners 30 that are located athead portion 22 andfoot portion 23 are preferably located atedges cover 10. This is because many beds have large head and foot boards which can make it difficult to reach behind. - In a first preferred embodiment,
cover fasteners 30 and first plurality ofsheet fasteners 40 comprise complementary hook and loop (Velcro®) fasteners. In this embodiment, it is preferable that coverfastener 30 comprise aswatch 38 including the hook portion of the known hook and loop fastening system sewn ontomattress cover 10.Sheet fastener 40 would preferably includeswatch 39 containing the loop portion of the hook and loop fastening system. - In an alternate embodiment shown in
FIGS. 7-9 , coverfasteners 30 andsheet fasteners 40 comprise engaging snaps buttons (fasteners) consisting of amale button 41 that is received by afemale button 42. In one embodiment using snap buttons, the male button has a projection with an annular groove. When the projection of the male button is pressed into the female button, resilient structure on the female button expands around the tip of the projection and when the projection is fully inserted, the resilient structure engages the annular groove of the male button. Because the structure holding the projection is resilient, the two buttons can be pulled apart by a separating force manually applied to the engaged buttons in a direction parallel to the male projection. The buttons can be of any known material including metal and plastic. In this embodiment, it is preferable that coverfastener 30 comprisemale button 41 andsheet fastener 40 comprisefemale button 42. In another embodiment, thecomplementary fasteners 30 could comprise buttons on one ofcover 10 orfirst sheet 35 and buttonholes on the other. In this embodiment, it is preferable that thecover fastener 30 be a button andsheet fastener 40 be the buttonhole. -
Mattress cover 10 preferably includes aclosure mechanism 60, which in the preferred depicted embodiment is a zipper located at thefoot portion 23 ofmattress cover 10. Alternative closure mechanisms such as snap buttons and buttons and button holes also are acceptable closure mechanisms.Closure mechanism 60 serves to re-closeopening 14 and tightenmattress cover 10 around containedmattress 2 such that coveringmaterial 11 ofmattress cover 10 neatly overlays and follows the shape ofmattress 2 and the contours of itspanels mattress 2 is inserted insidecover 10, then installingfirst sheet 35 ontocover 10 is as simple as placingfirst sheet 35 on top ofcover 10 and engaging each of the plurality ofsheet fasteners 40 to acover fastener 30. When button/button hole orsnap button fasteners elastic sections 61 infirst sheet 35 to account for shrinkage of the sheet from laundering. This is shown inFIG. 10 . Theseelastic sections 61 can also be used withVelcro® fasteners system 1 may includeelastic sections 61 at the edges ofsheet 35 wherefasteners 40 are placed. - In a further enhancement of the present invention system, the system includes a
second sheet 70 that has atop side 71, an underside 72, ahead edge 73, afoot edge 74 and side edges 75. An exemplary embodimentsecond sheet 70 is shown inFIG. 6 .Upper side 36 offirst sheet 35 includes a second plurality offasteners 80 that releasably engage with a third plurality offasteners 81 on theunderside 71 offirst sheet 70. As shown in the figures, preferablyfasteners 80 are located atfoot edge 51 offirst sheet 35.Fasteners 81 are similarly located atfoot edge 74 ofsecond sheet 70.Fasteners fasteners upper side 36 offirst sheet 35 have the loop portion of the hook and loop fastener or the female snap button. To install second sheet on to first sheet, one need only overlaysecond sheet 70 onfirst sheet 35, alignfasteners fasteners 80 to 81. Once that is done,second sheet 70 may be pulled tightly towardhead edge 50 offirst sheet 35 and laid down ontofirst sheet 35. - The system makes it quick and easy to replace a first sheet or second sheet for any reason. With the inventive system, the user may not have to maneuver around a head or foot board to install either the first sheet or the second sheet. This system also reduces the need to have auxiliary mechanisms, such as straps to keep the sheets from slipping off.
- The present invention sheet system eliminates the fitted sheet of the prior art and allows for the easy, secure and properly aligned placement of a first sheet on to a mattress. By virtue thereof, housekeeping personnel and anyone else changing bed linens will no longer need to lift a mattress in order to install the first sheet. In addition, whereas fitted sheets with elastic corners are known to come off the mattress corners after application due to motion of sleep occupants on the bed. However, the inventive Sheet system reduces that problem because the sheets are secured to the mattress cover and the described fasteners are not prone to release due to the sheer forces applied to the sheet from occupant motion.
- The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The exemplary embodiment(s) were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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